KAITANGATA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Otago Witness, Volume 06, Issue 2899, 6 October 1909, Page 10

KAITANGATA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The Kaitaagata Horticultural Society held its spring show on Friday in the Presbyterian Church Hall. In the evenin? a very enjoyable oencert was held. The following ladies and gentlemen contributed items :— Pianoforte selection. Miss I. Smaill; solos— Mr W. Smaill, Mrs Lawrence, Mr A. Aitchisan, Mrs Field, and Mr Marsh; duet. Misses M. and J. Smaill; recitation, Dr Fitzgerald; trio, Messrs Sim G. and A. Aitchison; duet. Miss I. and ilr W. Smaill. Mr F. T. Pcole (Mayor of Kaitangata) presided. The show was a very good cue, especially ii^ tha narcissi class. One side of the hall was filled with these beautiful spring blooms. The decorative section was greatly admired, especially the bamboo stands and b-skets. Some ve-ry good pot plants were also shown, the asparagus varieties of Mrs W. Aitchieon receiving a special first from the jadge A very collection of primula obconica were shown by Mrs W. Aitchison. The cyelemens anr! a pot of feme were features of the show. There were shown some fine lace-edgrod primrcsas and pclvanthus. Mr J. Smaill's collection of wallflowers were well worthy of praise. Mr Sharman showed an excellent collection of cut flowers. The judcre remarked that the narcissi were very good, clean, and well grown. They compared favourably with any other country exhibit. The ma^ni coronati collection were- the best of the whole table. Mr Naiah, Balclutha, made a very competent judg-p. and cave pieat satisfaction In all bis decisions. The society v. a_s greotly irmebtr-d to Mr Darton. Lawrence, and to Mr Naish. Ba'clutha, for a splpndid exhibit cf narcissi. Amen" thp exhibit of Mr Davfon weic .Seagull. White Queen. Lucifer, Flambeau. King Alfred. Mr Naish showed Xin^ of tho Xetherlanr'^, Moarop Trnp»-oveH, Princess Maiy, St-a.'la. and M. J. Barclay. I Phize List. ; Pot Plants. — cue aza'ea (one eatrj) — Mra W. A U'hison 1 ; one cyclamen (iwo entries) — Mrs W. Aitch.i3Ort 1 and 2; one Chinese primula (two entries) — Ilrs T .V. Aitchi«on 1 ?:id 2: cse Japane 1-*1 -* piiinula, {fciu entries) — Mrs V. Ail oh; son 1 and 2; one heath (cue evtry) — J. T. Rarasay 1; or.<; flowering p. salt (five e'llne^)- J. T. Ra-nsay 1 ard 2; one pot &rpjLia%\i; |two entries) — Mrs J. We sh 1, Mrs W. A;tchi c on 2; two i>c{a asperagus, varieties (one ontiy) — Mr« W. Aitchi«£-n 1 asd sj>ecia! , oiw specimei pant (tbree entries) — Mi-* W A itch; son 1 s.:d L' Cu^ Flowers — T«» rsrc ■<•<!, Mrw ct:. vanetv ilf) entries) - X Lv very 1, ilrs ttar-jpa-:t i . t ,vo Dar^issi. ifej. co>-. variety (right .■i:tr:e--)— Ti Lavo-y 1. Mrs \V. Aitchisor '2, cwo narci'.<i P?r\ c^r. va'ietv (ppven ent n es v-Mrpv -Mrp «' O'iver I. Mrs T. B Mu'r . •2. na;c:s!ri s.y '"Rr-eJ^R (thr-ce ent.'ip-J — J. S-haM.i". i 1. Ja^ Sn-Hil! 2; i:are ; s-i, J - 2 \ario'cip'-! ((wo entiie') — Hr.» W. Ai chison 1. Jas Ssnaill i: thiee urr^i^s'. double ('.hr'e c-ntneO — A .V R Me^hf.elif- 1, J. Sherman 2: co'^ction of narci«n (three e.itiic) — '3po. Aitohi>oti 1, C. E. Yaiea 2; tiivfe rarcia'i. pclyanthm (o:)e entry) — J2=>. Sfcaruir.a I ; tuiip", varieties fcne p.ctry)— M : -a M R be ..- <-on 1 ; two show panties (three o:nric- v . — Kaitangata -Pchcol 1 and 2; two fancy pr.isies (eight entries; — C!co O!i%-er 1. S Bis?st C; two wa'lflowers, \arieti«.i (t.liTf'O entries) — M.a | AY Aitcliisvia 1 ; ccl'ection cf wallf3cw?r<» (ivn ] er tries)— Miss M J. Pniftill 1. Mvo H I Cornifh 2; bunch cf violets 'two ecfrie«; — , Miss C. Sarjeant 1, F M'Fadyp-n 2: rolloction of aneraone3 (one entry) — Mrs J. Welsh 1 , pri.nrcses, fit varieties (eight entries) — J. Sharican 1. Mrs W. Aitchis^n 2; polyantl'ur, varieties (eight entries) — Jas. O'iver 1. Geo Oliver 2; three auriculas, varieties (two entries)— Geo. Oliver 1, Mrs T. B. Muir 2 ; six aurkulas, varieties (two entries) — J. Sharman 1, Geo. Oliver 2; six saovi flakes (one entry) — Mrs T. B. Mtiir 1 ; one camelia (three entries) — Mrs D. Mitchell 1, Mrs A. Meier 2; collection of cut flowers (three entries) — Mrs J. Sharman 1, Mrs H. Cornish 2; any flower, one b'o->m <fcur entries) — J. Smaill 1, Mrs D. Mitchell 2. Decorative. — Tbiee vases narcissi (two entrie«) — Mrs Geo. Aitchison 1, Miss I. Smaill 2; one bowl n-a-rciffli (two entries) — Miss C. Sharman 1, Miss J Robertson 2 ; decorated basket, floral (four entries^— Miss M. Robertson 1, Miss Marat Smail' 2; hand ~bouqu«t

(on© entry)— Mrs H. Cornish 1 ; Udy's spray (five entries) — Miss I. Smaill 1, Miss J. Smaill 2; gentleman's buttonhole (seven entries)— Miss I. Smaill 1. Miss M. Robertson 2; decorated table (three entries) — Miss M. Robertson 1, Miss J. Robertson 2; decorated bamboo stand (thTee entries) — ilisa Mairg-t. Smaill 1, Mrs Sarjeant 2.

The advantage of -sold storage, as applied to appto^, is i!io Til by the fact that a certain brand of Ohinemuri apples, when sold in April last, realised only 5s per case, while fruit from the same orchard taken out of the cold score this month realised 113 per case. The storage charges, including extra cartage (says the Waikato Times) amounted to 2s 8d per case, so that there was a clear gain of os 4d per case by storing until apples became scarce. The season 1 ' r~nrd st-- 'vberry was fathered at Walsoken, in West NorfoJ t weighed 20z,. and bad a circumference of Biin.